Nepal-India Joint Commission to meet in Kathmandu from tomorrow
Indian Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar is arriving in Kathmandu on Thursday for the meeting. Foreign Minister NP Saud meets his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar on the sidelines of a BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok in July last year. Photo: Courtesy of S Jaishankar/X account
The seventh meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Commission is scheduled to be held on Thursday and Friday in Kathmandu.
Issuing a press release on Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the two-day meeting would be co-chaired by Minister for Foreign Affairs NP Saud and his Indian counterpart Dr S Jaishankar.
“The Joint Commission meeting will review the overall state of bilateral relations and various areas of mutual cooperation,” the ministry said.
The Indian foreign secretary will arrive in Kathmandu on Thursday for the meeting. He is also scheduled to pay courtesy calls on President Ramchandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
At least two agreements related to long-term energy cooperation and India’s proposal to increase funds for small development projects under the High-impact Community Development Projects (HICDPs), are likely to be signed during the visit of External Affairs Minister of India, S Jaishankar, according to officials.
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